The boys' new room

The view looking toward their back wall.  It's a "tall" bunk, so Ari can swing his legs all he wants but won't be able to hit the bottom of Xander's bed for years.  The steps are drawers, which is great for storage.  And we still need to get a mattress for the trundle on the bottom, but figure it will be good for sleepovers in our future.  Xander had a ball deciding where to put all his posters and accouterments.

The other side of the room.  Jonathan first read a picture book for Ari, and is closing with a chapter of "How to Train Your Dragon," which is more of interest to Xander.  Removing the small bookshelf from their room enabled us to put it in the living room, where it's now "Ari's shelf" and contains toys that are below Xander's level.  Jonathan fixed the toy kitchen so the wheels work and it's not lopsided, and Ari has been fake-cooking up a storm.  I think it's been helping with middle child syndrome that he now has his own space.